致十六岁的自己，青涩而自恋的岁月（音频）
<p>十六岁时的人生是一幅怎样的画卷，你是否还能想起十六岁时的自己是怎样的模样，单纯而美好，青涩而悸动，渴望了解自己，渴望探索世界，渴望拥抱飞扬的青春，渴望向全世界宣布自己独特的存在。下文是<span word="Kat">Kat</span>写给十六岁的自己的一些话，也送给拥有同样美好青春和宝贵时光的你、我和他 <span word="By">By</span> <span word="Katherine">Katherine</span> <span word="Wang">Wang</span></p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="younger">younger</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span>, <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="their">their</span> “<span word="Third">Third</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="School">School</span>.” <span word="Though">Though</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="often">often</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stalk">stalk</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="online">online</span> (<span word="let">let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secret">secret</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="me">me</span>). <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="hen">hen</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="worried">worried</span>. <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="fast">fast</span>? <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eating">eating</span> <span word="right">right</span>? <span word="ARE">ARE</span> <span word="THEY">THEY</span> <span word="DATING">DATING</span>?</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="throw">throw</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tizzy">tizzy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="anxiety">anxiety</span>. <span word="But">But</span>, <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="moment">moment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="realization">realization</span>: <span word="my">my</span> <span word="cousins">cousins</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="smarter">smarter</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="my">my</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="self">self</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="back">back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="time">time</span>, <span word="here">here</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="myself">myself</span>.</p><p><span word="Addressing">Addressing</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="awkward">awkward</span>, <span word="narcissistic">narcissistic</span> 16-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="self">self</span></p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="heart">heart</span>.</p><p><span word="Firstly">Firstly</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dinosaur">dinosaur</span>. <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="dentures">dentures</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cane">cane</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> 30. <span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="kidding">kidding</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>—<span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="pieces">pieces</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="advice">advice</span>. <span word="Stop">Stop</span> <span word="yawning">yawning</span>—<span word="I">I</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="weasel">weasel</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="conversation">conversation</span>. <span word="Ready">Ready</span>? <span word="Okay">Okay</span>.</p><p><span word="Take">Take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="There">There</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everything">everything</span>—<span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="love">love</span>. <span word="Life">Life</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="distance">distance</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p>
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